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Bad Acid - No 2. Mag.
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Click for large image Essential new Stoner Rock magazine covering all of the best bands involved in this vibrant scene, with Electric Wizard, Bongzilla, ST-37, Farflung, Iron monkey and more! Well written with loads of reviews and plenty to read....

Le Rock Psychedelique - Part 2. Book.
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Click for large image Part 2 of this comprehensive French language guide to US psych. Full of colour pictures, professionally produced & packed with info. Essential and a good reason to learn French.

Ptolemaic Terrascope - Number 36 (Includes Free CD). Mag.
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Click for large image First issue ever with a full color cover,include: Devendra Banhart & Andy Cabic (on the cover) talking about 1960's British folk music, plus interviews with British folk legends: Shirley Collins, Davey Graham, Vashti Bunyan, and Michael Chapman. And interviews with Ron Asheton of theStooges electronica artist Colleen, Ben from Six Organsof Admittance, Elaine Brown of the Black Panther party.hundreds of CD, book, DVD, and vinyl LP reviews !and a BONUS CD with previously unreleased or rare recordings from: ShirleyCollins, Davey Graham, the debut solo recording from Doug Yule of the Velvet Underground (recently recorded in his home studio), Kendra Smith, Barbara Manning (singing a Sandy Denny song), Steven Roback of the Rain Parade, Sean Smith, Six Organs of Admittance, Fern Knight, Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate, a 1968 unreleased demo from Ruthann Friedman, Colossal Yes, Thom Moore of the Moore Brothers singing a Genesis tune from their first album and other treats as well.LAST COPY

Gandalfs Garden (the Complete) - Six Issues. CDR.
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Click for large image Fantastic and official CDR disc ( PDF's of each magazine) that features all six issues of this famous UK 60s underground magazine "Gandalf's Garden", a mystical scene magazine which worked alongside "Oz" and "I.t." as alternative society publications. Original magazines sell for hundreds of pounds. The disc also contains articles written by past Gardeners, reviews and newspaper articles about Gandalf's Garden, photos, posters and artwork. As well, there is a lengthy history of Gandalf's Garden written by its founder Muz Murray. The CD cover artwork is by artist and former Gardener John Hurford. Contents: Six issues of Gandalf's Garden The Life and Times of Gandalf’s Garden Gandalf's Garden Photographs Gardener's Recollections Gandalf's Garden Artwork Newspaper and Magazine Articles Reviews and Mentions about Gandalf’s Garden Note: This CD requires a PDF reader software to view.

Fuzz, Acid & Flowers Revisited - Deluxe Edition Gold-Embossed Hardback. Book.
(Label: Borderline, Cat.No: )

Click for large image Deluxe, Gold-Foil-Embossed Faux-Leather Hardback! Don't miss this limited edition hard back version of Fuzz, Acid and Flowers Revisited. Originally published in paperback, this is the most detailed guide to US psychedelia, garage and hippie-rock of the 1964-1975 era ever published! It provides an A-Z listing of relevant artists with discographies, personnel details, band histories, comment on the music and, in some cases, includes the personal recollections of band members. Individual entries also include details of reissues, appearances on retrospective compilations and chart entries. There is also a rarity scale for albums. At the end of the book, which has been assembled with the help of avid record collectors, there is a list of all compilations referred to with the label details and year of release as well as discographies for three leading sixties reissue labels: Sundazed, Gear Fab and Akarma. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations and there is also a twelve-page colour section. Limited Edition 750 machine-numbered copies only!!! Due In: 26/11/2007

Japrocksampler - By Julian Cope - Signed Copy With "Obi Strip". Book.
(Label: , Cat.No: 0747589453)

Click for large image Unique account of the Japanese rock phenomenon from a legendary rock musician with an army of fans. Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, hip archaeologist and one time frontman of Teardrop Explodes, follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrock sampler with Japrock sampler, a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music. Japrock sampler reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two and the mayhem that ensued ... and is a must for anybody interested in modern music and Japanese culture. It explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s and tells the tale of six seminal groups of artists in Japanese post-war culture, from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking. The book concludes with enticing reviews of Julian's Top 50 Jap Rock albums.THESE FIRST EDITIONS ARE SIGNED COPIES BY JULIAN AND HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE OBI STRIP. 304 pages . Hardback. Illustrated with seminal photographs and extraordinary Jap Rock album designs.

Rough Trade - Labels Unlimited. Book.
(Label: Black Dog Publishing, Cat.No: ISBN1904772471)

Click for large image The first comprehensive publication on the label, looking back on three fascinating decades of innovation, noise and change, taking in ups and downs, twists and turns and some of the best music ever committed to vinyl. Included here are profiles on The Smiths, Scritti Politti, The Pop Group, Aztec Camera, Robert Wyatt, The Fall,The Libertines, The Strokes, British Sea Power, Antony and the Johnsons and The Arcade Fire. Filled with archive images, interviews (including a rare one with Geoff Travis), and previously unseen photographs and artefacts, this covers the story of British independent music over the last thirty years. 190 pages.

Warp - Labels Unlimited. Book.
(Label: Black Dog Publishing, Cat.No: ISBN1904772323)

Click for large image The first comprehensive publication on the influential record label Warp, this book contains a complete discography for all of Warp’s releases, interviews with the co-founder Steve Beckett, as well as interviews and quotes from its stable of musicians. This is the first in a series of planned books that considers the rise and impact of a key label in the contemporary music scene. More than simply a guide to the musicians on Warp’s label, it continues the innovative design direction that can be found in Warp’s artwork and videos; an essential library for music lovers. 188 pages.

Ugly Things - # 25. Mag.
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Click for large image The worlds best '60s music magazine. 224 pages! / perfect bound / full-color glossy cover. The big cover story this time is on THE MUSIC MACHINE, a lengthy feature including interviews with once-silent members Keith Olsen and Mark Landon, plus tons of amazing photos, many previously unpublished. There is also a major feature on California garage-psych group THE LIGHT, plus stories on Swedish R&B hooligans THE NAMELOSERS, South African acid rock pioneers FREEDOM’S CHILDREN, British freakbeat icons THE ATTACK, Chicago garage rockers THE DIRTY WURDS, Ohio rock & roll punks THE RUBBER CITY REBELS, and mysterious acid folksters PAT KILROY & THE NEW AGE. The mag also investigates the Latino garage and R&B scene in Colton, California, featuring THE PEASANTS and THE PREMIERS, and the greatest ‘60s productions of BRIAN ROSS. Also featured are the concluding installments of stories on SWEETWATER and MIKE & THE RAVENS, and exclusive, insight-laden interviews with ROB YOUNGER of RADIO BIRDMAN, DON GALLUCI of THE KINGSMEN, JACKIE DeSHANNON, and writer JON SAVAGE. Plus LOTS MORE, including hundreds of music reissue reviews, plus music-related books and DVDs.

5001 Record Collectors Dreams - By Hans Pokora. Book.
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Click for large image New volume and the last in the series that has shown the way to hundreds of collectors around the world. This new one has 144 pages, with 59 pages all about UK collectable items. The book has around 1200 pictures of sleeves of highly collectable albums of psychedelia, progressive, folk, beat and garage from the 60’s to early 80’s. Like always, first class quality book, in thick carton cover, high quality couche paper, and full colour!!!

Angel Air Is 10 1997 - 2007 - JAMES MCARRAHER. Book.
(Label: Angel Air, Cat.No: ISBN 978 0 9526)

Click for large image 350 page book reviewing and a biography of every album / DVD the Angel Air label has released in it's ten year history. There is also a history of the label itself, the self proclaimed "Indiana Jones" of the music world that has rescued numerous classics from the past, dusted them down and rereleasing them with bonus material and detailed liner notes. Amongst the artists featured here are Mott The Hoople, Korgis, Atomic Rooster, Racing Cars, Stone The Crows, Go West, Maggie Bell and many more. 250 reviews in total.

Pink Floyd - Echoes. Book.
(Label: Mind Head Publishing, Cat.No: ISBN 978-0-9554)

Click for large image The Ultimate Pink Floyd book! From gigs in tiny church halls in the mid-sixties to multi-million selling albums and spectacular stadium shows all around the world, the Pink Floyd story is a rock legend. This remarkable book is a celebration of Pink Floyd’s entire career (March 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of their first recording, ‘Arnold Layne’) and it contains a biographical account of the band’s collective and individual careers from their pre-Floyd origins in 1962 right through to the present day. Echoes also combines, for the very first time, a meticulously researched chronological listing of every single Pink Floyd and solo concert, set list, TV and radio appearance plus a UK and US discography. It is, quite simply, the most comprehensive account of Pink Floyd in print. Illustrated throughout with a wealth of rare and previously unpublished photographs - including many from their pre-Floyd incarnations - as well as rare graphic memorabilia, including posters, advertisements, handbills and tickets from every era of the band’s remarkable history, Echoes is a must for every Pink Floyd fan. Glossy Soft back 368 pages.

Encyclopedia Of Swedish Progressive Music 1967 - 1979 - From Psychedelic Experiments To Political Propaganda. CD + Book.
(Label: Record Heaven/Premium Publishi, Cat.No: ISBN 978-91-891)

Click for large image 238 pages, format A4, colour illustated, english, plastic sealed CD. Finally this grand book with all artists and groups that were the big prog-wave in Sweden at the end of the 60’s and beginning of the 70’s.Approximately, 400 artists that ever recorded an album with progressive political as well as musical direction are presented. All band-members are listed. New first-hand research and complete discography. Pictures of all album covers. A price guide where all records are graded from a collectors view,some are worth a fortune today! Find out which. The book includes all kinds of music from fuzzy guitar bands to experimental groups, power trios, radical and political bands, as well as the psychedelic groups. In this exclusive encyclopedia you find artists as International Harvester, Made In Sweden, Hansson & Karlsson and Mecki Mark Men that cleared the path for the more known acts like November, Träd, Gräs & Stenar, Blå Tåget, Nationalteatern, Hoola Bandoola Band and Kebnekajse. »The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Progressive Music« is complete with an extensive artist and memberregister. First edition includes a bonus cd with a previously unreleased 32-minute recording by one of the hottest band from the era: Baby Grandmothers. This recording is made by Silence Records-founder Anders Lind at the legendary Club Filips in 1967.

Time Mazine - Magazine And CD. Mag.
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Click for large image Excellent Greek fanzine (with free CD) and exclusive extended interview with Nandi Devam (aka Terry McNeil) of the Sopwith Camel (in English),article about Ken Kesy, Merry Pranksters and the Acid Tests (in Greek).Thoughts and Acts of a Sixties Mind , in this issue James Lowe of the Electric Prunes is expressing himself (in English) exclusive extended interview with Barry Tashain of the Reamisn (in English) exclusive extended interview with Simeon Cox of the silver Apples (in English exclusive extended interview with Ken Erwin, Jim Erwin and Paul Samuels of the legendary C.A.Quintet (in English) article about Rusty Evans (Deep, Freak Scene, Marcus, UZCA) including interview with Rusty Evans (in Greek) article about the Ooen Mind , including interview with Tim Du Feu (in Greek) exclusive extended interview with Rex Gregory and Chris Gerniottis of The Zakery Thaks (in English) article about the Greatest Greek Psychedelic Band, Ever , the Purple Overdose (in English).CD contains unreleased material by many of the above acts.

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